STM 60

I pulled my head back in surprise, but the one I was dealing with was different. The leaves continued to sway, ready to shake hands.

I had no choice but to reach out, touch it briefly, and then immediately pull away. Satisfied, the rock straightened up again and shouted to the other beings.

[The eunuch has arrived!!!! The eunuch I was talking about!!!! This person is clean!!!! Because he’s a eunuch!!!!]

That was a really shitty introduction. If only it weren’t so big it could crush me to death, I’d carve “Stupid mutt” into that rock. But something more pressing than my frustration was there.

“Haa, shit.”

Tairok was struggling to stay awake, clutching his sword. I placed a hand on his shoulder and turned to Dia.

“Help this person.”

[I can’t do it. Anyone who enters without a key must be exterminated here.]

There’s no need to suddenly say something so serious and without exclamation marks.

“No. This person must never die.”

Would I just let the hope of Earth die here?

[Why?!!!! Is he precious to you?!!!!!!]

I nodded without even having time to think. Tairok’s body trembled as I touched it. This huge Swordmaster was shaking like this.

[The only people who are precious to humans are those who put their penis inside their bodies and shake?!!!!!!!!]

…. This is crazy, have you ever seen such a pervert? Do you really have to be so explicit with your words? But since my savior was about to die, I nodded again.

“Yes, he is a precious person.… Anyway, he is a precious person, so we must save him.”

[But you’re a eunuch?!!!!! Oh, I see!!!! Your back is open, you’re a eunuch in the front just because you accepted that human’s penis!!!!!]

Insane pile of rock.

Just listening to it made it sound like the filthiest soul alive. I managed to not curse. Even if I fought it, I couldn’t grab it by the collar, so I was at a disadvantage anyway.

“Ha, anyway, since he’s that kind of person, I have to take him out. Just show me the exit.”

[The door you came through is closed and can’t be opened anymore!!!! Are you saying you’re going out through a different door?!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

The exclamation point was unusually long. Something felt ominous. I thought, slowly answering.

“If I could go out through another door, I would like to go……”

[Another door!!!!!!!! Did you all hear that?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The human eunuch want to out through another door!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

What, am I not supposed to go through another one?

[Then you’ll need a key?!!!!!!]

A key?

“Do I need to get the keys from someone?”

[That’s right!!!!!!!!!!!]

I knew it!

“Then you give it to me.”

[No.]

…… Do you really have to answer so harshly?

“Ugh…..”

Tairok groaned, eyes tightly closed, as if he couldn’t stand it. Damn it, if this keeps up, Earth’s hope is going to die. I asked the rock urgently.

“Can’t I just leave through another door? Do I have to have a key with me when I leave?”

[You want the key?!!!!!!!]

Until now, I had just nodded thoughtlessly in an attempt to save Tairok, but this time I couldn’t do that right away.

It felt wrong. While I hesitated, Tairok finally lost his grip and collapsed to the floor.

“I want the key! How can I get it?”

There was no answer. Instead, as I spoke, the area right in front of me became hazy, like a fog, and a door leading to another space appeared.

Unlike the bright light here, the darkness beyond was as dark as a cave, but I had no time to hesitate. I quickly helped Tairok to his feet.

He followed me, trying to walk on his own feet, his whole body trembling and in pain.

“Please be patient for a little longer.”

Then we stepped into the darkness, through the other door.

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“Move the debris carefully! Don’t let anyone you need to find get hurt!”

At Solongo’s call, additional mages were deployed, lifting the ruins of the collapsed Owick mansion into the air, one by one. Countless others rushed in, busying themselves with clearing away the bricks and broken pillars.

“Where on earth did you get all these people at this time of night?”

Haas stared at the scene before him, his mouth open. The bright lights, as bright as day, made the Owick Manor feel as chaotic as a market on a festival day.

“I guess she’s that desperate.”

Enya pointed at Solongo with her chin. She was joining the search effort, rolling up her sleeves and trying to clear away as much debris as possible.

It was both surprising and confusing to see Solongo searching so diligently for Adeye Lu.

Did the matriarch of House Adeye love her brother that much?

Solongo looked so desperate that anyone who saw it would think that Lantuya Adeye was buried under the rubble.

On the other hand, these two people who should have been rushing to find their lord were just watching without taking action.

Of course, he wasn’t just watching. Haas continued to draw a magic circle on his palm with his fingers.

“Still nothing? You can’t confirm the Grand Duke Kun’s location?”

“Yes.”

“Are you tracking him through the gem attached to his sword? What if he dropped the sword and ran somewhere else?”

Haas shook his head as if it were nonsense.

“The Grand Duke is never one to let go of his sword. You know what kind of sword that is”

“That’s right. There’s no way he’d lose that sword. Then why can’t we track it? Is the gem broken?”

“Why would that break?!”

Haas raised his voice, then quickly closed his mouth. No matter how much he thought about it, it felt strange.

The tracking gem was a spell placed directly on Grand Duke Kun’s sword by Haas’s master. To counteract this powerful spell, a force beyond human ability would be required, such as the power of a divine beast.

But there’s no one from a divine beast family here.

“What is certain is that the Grand Duke isn’t under that rubble right now.”

“Of course not. He’s definitely not the type of person to be buried under a collapsing building.”

“Right,” Haas agreed with Enya, continuing to wiggle his fingers.

“Then, there will definitely be a response someday. If the Grand Duke is still alive, he will definitely reveal his location… Ugh!”

Haas stepped back, startled. Solongo, who had just arrived, was thrusting her face right in front of him.

“Are you sure?”

“No, it’s just suddenly like that…..”

“Is Grand Duke Kun still alive?”

“I need to check that though……”

As Haas hesitated, Enya intervened, looking frustrated.

“What kind of person do you think His Grace is? He wouldn’t die for nothing more than this. He probably used aura to block the debris and keep himself alive when the mansion collapsed.”

“Are you sure?”

“Well, that’s highly likely.”

“But no one came out alive. If there are no bodies, can we assume the Grand Duke teleported somewhere else?”

“That…. we don’t know either.”

Which is why they couldn’t leave this spot. At that moment someone digging through the rubble shouted.

“There are survivors here!”

The three of them ran at the same time, without a word about who would go first. They found a survivor, who had been stuck in a blind spot next to a pillar.

“Torida?”

Solongo muttered his name in a low voice, then took a breath in disappointment. She then looked around the mansion, which was more than half searched, and asked Haas again.

“Are you sure?”

“Do you believe the Grand Duke is alive?” But Haas couldn’t answer this time. He simply looked around the wreckage with an anxious expression. Where on earth did he disappear to?

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What is this place?

The place I came from in the Forest of the Crimson Waves wasn’t a cave. It was dark, so I couldn’t tell, but it was the underground of an artificial structure.

It was a massive underground plaza, dominated by towering pillars and marble sculptures. The first place Tairok and I set foot was on a high platform that resembled an altar.

It was quite dark because it was the deepest part of the stage, so when I first looked through the door, I thought it was a cave.

But whether it was a cave or not, there was no time to examine this place right away.

Dump.

As soon as Tairok came over, he staggered and collapsed. Fortunately, there was a wall behind him, so he was able to lean against it, but his condition didn’t look good.

He was drenched in cold sweat, even his hair was soaked, and he was still gritting his teeth in excruciating pain. I comforted him.

“Please be patient a little longer.”

As I said and stood up, Tairok barely opened his eyes. There was a mix of pain and shock on his face.

“Speak more affectionately.”

He muttered in a low and husky voice, trying to hold back the pain. This time, I was stunned.

“Do you want me to be affectionate in this situation?”

“I’m your precious person, right? The one who puts his penis in you and shakes.”

“……”

“Do you me to do it now?”

He’s insane.

“You’re talking nonsense, so I guess you have a serious brain problem. Since you’re leaning against a wall, try banging your head against it.”